The Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) has revealed that more State agencies with duplicating functions that are devolved are on the verge of being dissolved or merged with the relevant institutions.
This comes barely three months after President William Ruto announced that 42 state agencies will be dissolved to do away with inefficiencies, improving service delivery and easing the financial burden on the national government. IGRTC Chief Executive Officer Kipkirui Chepkwony said that the move aims to ensure that the remaining devolved functions are transferred to the counties. "The Cabinet decision that led to the merger and dissolution of the state agencies early this year was backed up by the gazette notice published on December 16, 2024 that directed that the remaining functions that were devolved should be transferred to the counties," said Chepkwony.
Speaking during a sensitisation exercise with stakeholders drawn from the national and county government among other concerned parties, Chepkwony said that the main strategy is to ensure that the roles played by the said agencies are not only transferred to the counties but the funds required to run the operations in the counties are also disbursed.
IGRTC Chairman Kithinji Kiragu revealed that the committee has also identified key pieces of legislation that they will be requesting Parliament to repeal or amend to ensure the transfer of all devolved functions to the counties.
